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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] slugbug2010:
For the most part, you will only see posts on here with people asking questions about things that are wrong or that they have a concerns about. This is not a representative sample of the general population by any means. Watch how fast a post that says "wow, my Prime is perfect" falls quickly off the first page - it's not a big discussion, there is not much to trouble shoot.

If you are at all concerned, then I would ask if you are able to return it if you don't like it? If so, then I would definitively go for it. The Prime is beautiful, its display is gorgeous. I was always confident Asus would fix the issues that have come up in the 2 short weeks since it's release (you can check my posts and see I've always said that), but lots are very very impatient. so much so they returned theirs to Asus to get fixed and are now sitting there with nothing while the rest of us sit here with updated Primes working just fine. I still think we'll go through some growing pains as Ice Cream Sandwich gets released and things get tweaked, but I expected that when I bought into the tablet.

No one can answer the question for you. I am not trying to say yes or no. You mentioned a warranty and I wondered about a return policy - thinking along those lines I think you are covered if you do get it and are not pleased or have any problems.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] js931:
I totally agree, thats the "problem" with 95% of the online posts: People only post something when they're having a problem!

I dont know how it is in other countries, but from Amazon Germany you get a 30-day return policy with no questions asked (legally its only 2 weeks). This is more than enough to determine if you are happy with the device!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
this is not true. Jzen is only partially correct. they did do away with the instant contrast and detail drop from before when switching to powersavings mode. BUT it is not now stuck in poor image quality mode. you can easily tell this by just looking icons. before the icons took a dramatic hit in loss of contrast or details. now it just looks like no matter what mode you in, you have a Normal looking screen. which is great. also saying that now cutting on super ips+ makes colors pop is not a fair comparison. before or after update super ips+ does this anyways because the increase in brightness is so dramatic.

if you want to read about the before update contrast drop in powersavings mode, go a few pages back and read the "Different Performance Modes of Prime/Tegra3" thread I created during first week or so of release. I was the first one to point out the difference.

but to clear up the rumour as others are not seeing the change also, It Is Not Stuck In Poor Quality Mode..lmfao. Jzen is funny.

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This is all so true and kinda sad really. people always trying to find the negatives in things. I can see if it was true or something but its not. he was only partially correct and then twisted the whole thing..lmfao. lien you said anything good about Prime gets pushed to the bottom, all people interested in is any so called flaws or defaults. this will change though. as more n more people are noticing this and calling others out on pessimistic views all the time. plus he has no concrete proof of the accusation of being stuck in permanent poor quality. As the people in numbers have spoken, Display still looks great. and whatever they did seems to have increased battery life even more. super ips+ mode only meant to be used outdoors to overpower the sunlight glare on screen. anyone using that mode indoors must be blind..lmfao even regular brightness is too bright. regular brightness is brighter than any other tablet or phone out. then super ips+ brightness just takes off and leaves any other display in the dust in brightness :cool:
[G1 General] iEmDan:
If so, list which one you use.
[G1 General] mishamosher:
I constantly keep trying the Infinimod's GBSense rom, no other one cause bluetooth is essential 4 me!
[G1 General] jianC:
Oh lol, that one's slow (on 198mb D/S).. I plan to release a much faster version once sFM sends his kernel source :)
[G1 General] mishamosher:
I'm so anxious for it... :D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cfoesch:
UART access is not sufficient, as it is required during every reboot of the device if we wanted to have a custom kernel and ROM. This is simply an unacceptable state of affairs. (Say, my tablet turns off while on holiday, or at the airport. What then am I to do? Let is sit and wait off until I can get back home to my UART equipment in order to reboot?

The idea that the UART work around is sufficient is a nice one, however it is wrong.

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Oh also, it's just a matter of time before they patch the u-boot in the Nook Tablet anyways... so it's not like this UART method is going to stick around forever anyways.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] hkvc:
Hi

I understand the restrictions of UART access, but a lot of ROMS can be done with 2ndihkvc or equivalent methods and with out needing a Custom kernel. If someone is talking about Custom/New kernel for Android 4.0 (ICS). Then note my statement (in NOP BYPASS thread) on POWER of KERNEL MODULES in Linux, IT CAN BE USED TO ACHIEVE what you want to achieve, only that it requires bit more effort, which I or some one else has not put currently... thats all.

By holding off now, we can potentially reap the benifit with next years Nook Tab+ or what ever they call it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Pete1612:
Im not a Developer but I've got a few questions. NOP requires to open up your device, so I think probably 95% won't open their device for ICS and I think since the device had a dual core CPU we should get ICS roms. Now my actual question how does your 2init work or how do you install it on our device? But great work so far keep on.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] xdahgary:
Just out the flaw now. Someone else might reveal it and you won't get the credit.

Don't you want a Wikipedia entry saying that you found this flaw? lol.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
PM me about the flaw, I'll see if we should have it outed yet or not (sorry guys, but if it's a decent exploitable flaw and we have other methods, I'm pretty sure I'm with hkvc on it.)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] hkvc:
Not worried for 2 reasons,

a) It doesn't bother if my name comes or not. I am exploring just for the fun of exploring.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

b) Actually I have already revealed the flaw in my NOP Bypass thread, indirectly, if only, one reads carefully all my lines as well as between them. Only that I have just replaced one or two of the steps with a different steps thats all for now.

If someone else find the same flaw, he will realise the same, if he reads my posts once again with his new knowledge.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cfoesch:
What an awesome idea, we can have a root for the Nook Tablet+ or whatever else in a years time!

...

So, um... what do I do now with my Nook Tablet? It's a piece of garbage now, I guess, so, I'll just return it since it's still within the Holiday return period? I suppose I'll just have to wait for the Nook Tablet+ to have a custom ROM running on my Nook... ("But you can UART hack it!" ... *sigh* I've already explain that that is not sufficient. The UART hack is a stop gap, and should only be stopped at if that is the absolute only option available.)

And I mean no disrespect to xIndirect, but why should he be the lone gatekeeper of what exploits and hacks are out there for the Nook Tablet? I would rather see this exploit before making a decision as well, but I don't think it fair that someone should have privileged access to the exploit. Either release it to everyone or DON'T SAY ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
cfoesch, I have no plans to be using the exploit shown for myself. I am not going to be the "lone gatekeeper" I just want to know what it is before I give my full opinion. Chill.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LexS007:
Motorola Defy was locked bootloader too, may be to try and run port Defy bootmenu for Nook Tablet?

source: github.com/CyanogenDefy/android_external_bootmenu
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dragon_76:
If you buy a plot of land and the seller has accidentally left seeds there and isn't coming back for them, do you grow a garden on your current plot of land, or do you decide not to plant them and hope that the next time you buy a plot of land they might forget some seeds again?

I would rather tend the garden I own than hope for a better plot of land with seeds I may never have.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] iferlive:
Sorry if my post is offtopic, I just want to help with development.

My SE Xperia x10 came worh a locked bootloader and devs figured out how to make a bootable recovery (xrecovery) based on CWM, may be with an adaptation for the NT we can get the world of custom roms, even with locked bootloader this crappy phone got cuatom kernels by bypassing the bootloader, hope this give little ligth to you guys the real Developers.

If this post is garbage mods please delate it. :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Mangala_Dharma:
Hello, I beleive if there is a software way to get ICS + maybe overclocking it should be tried first as this IS what most people are waiting for. That's the big dream they got. If someone knows how to implement that, then please by all means do so .. :-)

P.S. you said so much where to look for the flaw in your posts that if I was a programmer from B&N I'd know where to look like everybody else. Assuming they are not complete morons they can already figure it out too. Can they plug the hole or not? Is it oversight or permanent design flaw ? We'll see. Best way to keep a secret is to " keep it secret " , ie not talk about it at all. Especially if soft mod ICS, hw acceleration and overclocking already available.

Sent from my LG-P500 using Much Love
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jj_0:
First of all hkvc +1 for your efforts.

I voted yes, the NT developers can read between the lines in your posts as well.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] hkvc:
Whats life without risks once in a while :-)

Hi All,

I understand very well that even BN devs will be looking and potentially can figure out and fix it. That is the risk, but at one level I don't mind taking the risk and see if it works out to my/our advantage (i.e the bug being still open in a new device (From BN or any other Vendor)) or disadvantage(the bug is either way fixed).

Also the flaw can affect ANY DEVICE (Not just NOOK TAB) using similar secure boot chain not just NookTab, that is also one reason why I am bit wary of releasing the info or a implementation which uses it just like that.

I will share my finding with few people on the forum/outside in few days time so that even If I loose interest in this, there will be few people with the required knowledge (i.e if they haven't already figured out on their own by then (and released something or not ...)).

Also I haven't taken a final call on this yet. I am in a delima, so getting all your opinions also before I decide.

Time permitting I will also attack/explore the KERNEL MODULE PATH in a few days time, so that people don't have to depend on this flaw in the first place, but use the wonderful world of Linux Kernel Modules to achieve what they want.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] hkvc:
Hi,

With my modified 2nd-init (2ndihkvc), you can run bootmenu or any other user space mechanisms already on NookTab :-)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] kenblat:
absolutely YES, we r all xdaers, right hehehe. Thanks all devs especially hkvc for the efforts
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LexS007:
It's very good. Thanks!!!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jotekman:
First off, not a dev but read religiously.

2nd, release it if the people who would take advantage of it agree. The rest of us say "great,woohoo!" But I must admit, I can't take advantage of it. But I certainly don't want to make a hardware uart to boot custom roms.

That being said, if its more complicated to install with a different method, that's fine. As long as it doesn't include a soldering iron. :)

But if it were easier to make a custom rom, or open up more capabilities of the kernal or whathaveyou, well that would attract more developers to make roms, etc. and so on and so forth.

Btw. Yes, exploit may exist if outedin a later tablet, but you found this one.... I have faith the next flaw will be found in the next one too.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Posted from my B&N Nook Tablet... rooted of course!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cfoesch:
I would say this summarizes everything I want to say on the topic.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
What is the best kernel for epic 4g I'm on marcusant revival rom also is this rom themeable if so where can I find stuff to theme it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLostSoulxX:
Well themes will be in the themes section of the Epic 4G forum.

And in IMO Samurai is if you want constant support stick with it but Shadow kernel is a good one too.

Also a side note your on BML or MTD Version of his rom makes a difference when choosing a kernel?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
Thank you for your help I'm on mtd
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
The 2 best are Shadowkernel MTD and Samurai. Shadowkernel has good voodoo color defaults where I don't have to mess with the settings.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Comando156:
Shadow kernel makes my epic run like butter! Put new life into it wth a modest overclock, abd getting on average 12 hours battery with heavy use, 15-18 with light or medium ise, and 24+ with light texting use and few calls.... before I got maybe 8 hours.... Samauri kernal was way to bit laggy for me, but I haven't tried it in a while, so for all I know, he could have all the lag worked out.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
@comando what do use to overclock and what setting r u using?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLostSoulxX:
Voltage Control is the best so you can OC/UV at the same time.

And if your on Samurai you can clock up to 1.5Ghz but i use VR Scheduler and Lagfree @ 100/1000
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duke of L:
I am on Ronin5

And I am loving it!

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But your kernel really depends on your Rom... Some Kernels work better with different roms
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jinded:
The current version of Samurai runs a bit better than Shadow for me. I'm also using Marcusant v2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duke of L:
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[WebOS Software and Hacking General] useryy:
I've updated my TouchPad to 3.04. And when accessing to some flash site, it notes me to install flash player. Yet no proper flash player is found after following the redirect link.

How to do now? I have not installed Android on that for the current OS is ok for me, but if I can't find a flash player, I will have to switch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] waterrei:
Hi,

Yes, stupid me went to think that I could get Andriod 4 on my phone that is an ATT i777 galaxy s ii.. and after that happened I found out I couldn't make calls. WOOT

So I followed Enthropy512's directions on how to unroot your phone and make it 100% stock. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432

Using ODIN, I collected the PDA -> PDA.tar, the MODEM -> MODEM.tar, and even the PIT file I777UCKH7.pit. Odin ran fine, passed, but no matter what combo I ran odin with the files above, it would always be stuck on the original i777 samsung galaxy s ii start up screen and NOT progress to the ATT screen.

I followed the instructions linked below to make my phone run andriod 4. It had a CSC file, which I have not yet been able to find for the stock. http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/31/exclusive-2-new-android-4-0-1-and-4-0-3-roms/

I have tried to "enter recovery (this kernel has stock 3e recovery) and wipe data/factory reset"... but the button instructions do not lead to the recovery...it just leads to the samsung startup screen again.

Question:

1. How to get my phone to NOT be stuck on the samsung startup screen and return to stock?

2. Perhaps, not having a stock CSC file is causing this to happen?

3. Any other way to enter recovery and just make this back to stock?

Since the android 4 rom was leaked by samsung and didn't mess with the counter, I could just call warranty. Just wanted your guys input before I do so! Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
KP8 package may have included a bootloader, in which case you'll need to reflash it. Someone had a stock I777 bootloader somewhere.

BE CAREFUL. MESSING WITH BOOTLOADERS IS DANGEROUS.

Other possibility (try this first) - enter stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] waterrei:
KP8 didn't include a bootloader... Yea I read the risk of bootloaders... definitely dont want to mess with that...

Tried the hard reset 3x already.. it wouldnt get to the screen that allows you to do the hard reset...

would csc file do this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
No, that's just some files in /system that have no effect on the operation of recovery.

So you are unable to access recovery? That's odd...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eep2378:
How are you trying to enter recovery? 3 button combo should get you to stock recovery.

I'm not trying to pile on but no audio in calls is a pretty well known issue with ics on the I777 at the moment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rubbachicken:
edit: my bad i thought he could get into recovery; can you get into downloader mode?

is your usb cable plugged in? I just cycle charging battery and loading circle when trying to go into recovery w/ usb cable plugged in, Sometimes it will go into download mode this way though... if I unplug the USB cable then it usually is a lot happier about going into recovery...

below this line is when i thought you could get into recovery and that the buttons didn't work from within recovery...

does adb work while in recovery? even though the buttons don't work, arn't there methods to reflash recovery via adb?

maybe using a diff recovery kernel would have working buttons??

gl i'll try to think of anything else,

I had messed up PIT one time doing something on the infuse and I had to try flashing the PIT several times, I can't remember what actually made it work... but I had a red error message in the 3e stating that the partitions were unaccesable so it was clear whether or not it had worked and i retried 2-3 times before it went away (that was the infuse though)

i don't know i'd try that pit again i'd try a kernel just to make sure you're not still on a 3.0 ICS 9100 kernel ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
You didn't do your homework. I downloaded the XXKP8 package from the link you gave, opened the PDA tar, and here is what is in it:

boot.bin

cache.img

data.img

factoryfs.img

hidden.img

param.lfs

sbl.bin

zImage

If you flashed that tar, you flashed the primative bootloader, the secondary bootloader and the param.lfs from the I9100. No wonder you are bootlooping.

We have access to sbl.bin and param.lfs for the I777. I am not aware of a boot.bin for the I777, however. At least I havn't seen it posted anywhere.

You can find the files that are available for our phones in the Download Repository.

Assuming that the file you flashed in the PDA slot was "I9100_CODE_I9100XXKP8_CL42141_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5", which is the tar I looked at, then for a start at trying to recover, I would flash the sbl.bin and the param.lfs back onto your phone and see what it does.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I found that there is a complete I777UCKH7 package available at www.sammobile.com. Log in. Click on the Firmware tab, then Smartphone, Android, SGH-I777, North America. Download contains "I777UCKH7-REV02-home-low-CL503881.tar.md5" and "SS_DL.dll". The tar contains:

boot.bin

cache.img

factoryfs.img

hidden.img

modem.bin

param.lfs

sbl.bin

zImage

I would suggest that you may be able to recover your phone if you flash this tar with Odin3 v1.85. Please be advised that there is always risk involved in flashing bootloaders and param files. This tar contains the primative bootloader, the secondary bootloader, and the param.lfs file, as well as the complete stock UCKH7 firmware for the I777.

Instructions:

Open Odin3 v1.85 on your Windows pc.

With the usb cable pluged into the pc usb port, but not the phone, and with the phone powered off, hold down vol+ and vol- buttons while plugging in the micro-usb plug into the phone.

In Odin3 v1.85 put the I777UCKH7-REV02-home-low-CL503881.tar.md5 file in the PDA slot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] waterrei:
So I am able to get into the download mode.. that's about it...

For the KP8, I was able to run it fine but no sound and mic for phone calls. The instructions on the link I attached didn't tell me to stick the boot file in the bootloader... so I didn't attempt to do that due to my fear of bootloader messing my phone up...

I tried those files you pointed me to for the I777 in sammobile. No luck. I'm just going to send my phone to warranty now.

Thanks everyone for their help!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeh36:
I don't have enough posts to ask in the dev threads but I'm wondering if anyone else who's tried them has seen this. Basically if I'm on the home screen my tablet is stuck in landscape mode. In any apps auto rotate works. It's not a big deal other than I usually hold my tablet with the controls on the upper right side.

And, yes, auto rotate is turned on.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
are you running the newest KANG?

If so, go to settings, trebuchet, general, auto rotate
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeh36:
Perfect! Thanks for the help.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] peare:
While docked when I try to close the tab the screen flickers and turns into white. While opening I dont see this behavior, just while closing the lid (Tab). It is annoying since you may touch the tab any time to adjust its position, and the screen flickers again, even with a small touch downwards. Is it just me or a general issue?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xzombiex66:
no issues like that on mine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] peare:
Is that a connector problem or what? God! Another TR Prime problem then. I'm really going to sell this crap.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RJM77:
nope, haven't seen that happen.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] peare:
I just discovered that when it is on a straight surface and you push from the left side there is no flickering. But I generally hold it in the air and try to close. So every time I am trying to find the right pressure point to avoid the flickering.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] digimuzik:
Yeah, that sounds like a bad connector. Are you sure the Prime is fully 'clicked' into the docking station? I've found that mine doesn't always click all the way in (very noticable when it's closed and the screen is not quite flush with the keyboard). Though even then, I haven't see that flickering. Sorry!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] drchaosca:
It does not do that on mine. Not an issue.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] goodintentions:
FYI, android office now has spell checker. This app is getting very very close to replacing msoffice. And it's only 6 bucks. Get it to support the dev.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Spidey01:
How good is the spell checker? The gain I see over Polaris is being less (legally) tied to the tablet, give or take the corruption issues.

At least for me, my quality scale generally flows like this:

Google

Vi IMproved

Microsoft Word

Hunspell

aspell, MySpell, etc.

but is just based on experience over the past decade.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Magnesus:
To be honest Google Docs application doesn't really work for me - no layout, it looks like a notepad not an office application. :| And in browser even with USB keyboard it just doesn't work.